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A British Columbia animal shelter said a stray dog was brought in after taking a solo ride on a commuter train. New Westminster Animal Services said the dog was found unattended aboard a train at Sapperton Skytrain Station and is believed to have boarded at New Westminster Station. Skytrain attendants captured the Boston Terrier and turned the […]

A Ukrainian strongman put the power of his beard, neck and teeth to the test and broke three Guinness World Records. Dmytro Hrunskyi broke three records in one day, starting with the heaviest vehicle pulled by the beard. Hrunskyi originally attempted the record in 2019, but failed when his beard hairs were pulled out of his chin […]

A North Carolina woman’s 11-foot, 3-inch potato plant has officially been dubbed the tallest in the world by Guinness World Records. Cecelia Smith of Nebo, in McDowell County, said she started growing her potato plant, which she dubbed Gertrude, in February 2023, and she started to suspect by May that it might end up being the tallest in […]

A three-year-old Chihuahua is living the good life as his owner packs his suitcase and takes him across the globe. Bao, who lives in Toronto with his owner Xa Thi Ngoc Tran, has been to Paris, France, Mexico and Alberta in the last two years — staying in five-star hotels along the way. Tran is a 37-year-old finance […]

A Michigan man claimed a $110,000 Fantasy 5 Double Play lottery jackpot for the second time within six months. The 59-year-old Wayne County man told Michigan Lottery officials he bought a ticket for the Feb. 11 Fantasy 5 Double Play drawing at the BP gas station on West 9 Mile Road in Southfield. The man, who previously won a $110,000 […]

The oldest living person, Maria Branyas Morera, is celebrating her 117th birthday Monday in Spain. Morera, who was born March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, has lived in Catalonia, Spain, since she was 8 years old and has been residing at the same nursing home for the past 23 years. Morera was named the oldest living […]

  Legoland California attempted a Guinness World Record by gathering 1,273 people in dinosaur costumes for a dance party of prehistoric proportions. The dancing dinos gathered Sunday at the theme park in Carlsbad to attempt the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as dinosaurs. The current record of 252 people was set in Los Angeles […]

A 100-year-old Oklahoma woman is celebrating her 25th birthday Thursday after being born on Leap Day in 1924. Mary Forsythe was recognized by the Centenarians of Oklahoma and the city of Sand Springs issued a proclamation marking her 100th birthday, but Forsythe has only had her Feb. 29 birthday roll around every four years. Forsythe said non-Leap […]

A cat who went missing from her South Carolina home was reunited with her owner five years later thanks to the feline’s microchip. The Charleston Animal Society said the cat, named Feya, was brought in by a member of the public who found her wandering loose on Johns Island. Feya’s microchip identified her owner as Alexandra Struthers, […]